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Jon Collins
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Joined: January 30, 2016 6:46 pm
Topics: 9 / Replies: 386
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RE: Accuracy of Control

John Putnam, post: 415623, member: 1188 wrote: How are you getting USA to locate for you? Are you marking your control locations individually? I've ...

8 years ago
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RE: Using a Trailer for Surveying

If it's room you are after, a local competitor of mine uses vans. There are still on E350s, but I can imagine the newer tall height vans being handy a...

8 years ago
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RE: Truck Bed Recommendations ?

I have a roll up tonneau that's aluminum underneath. Looks like a a clean tonneau, but secure. Just shy of a grand it's cheaper than other options.

8 years ago
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RE: Side-by-Side / ATV questions

I have used both for years. Atv are more fun, but a utv is handy as hell. Can go anywhere with tons of gear in the back. I have a polaris, I can climb...

8 years ago
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RE: Original vs. Retracement (both GLO)

BLM could hold mineral rights too.

8 years ago
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RE: GNSS in Canopy

A good practice when shooting or setting corners is to re initialize on the point, to verify the first fix wasn't bad.

8 years ago
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RE: Going solo

Adam, post: 413737, member: 8900 wrote: Officially Solo again. It feels kind of good! Best of luck to you.

8 years ago
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RE: Having a problem with my S6 robot

Did you run all of the adjustments? Collumnation, auto lock etc....

8 years ago
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RE: Ring Ring!!!

The sentence "where are you?" Is relatively new in our world. Not very long ago, if you were talking to someone, you knew where they were.

8 years ago
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RE: GPS RESULTS 3-4 FEET HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL

I can almost guarantee you, as stated by a couple, that's it's a itrf to NAD83 2011 vs nad83 conus.

8 years ago
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RE: Pics from the Field

Winter bathymetric surveying Attached files

8 years ago
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RE: Pic from the field

North dakota wetlands surveying. -7 temo winds 20mph Attached files

8 years ago
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RE: Different State License Difficulties.

Word to the wise to those doing ncees records. I have spent 11 of my 13 surveying years in the same office. I have the 5 PLS references in my record, ...

8 years ago
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RE: Email Chains

Sounds for sure like a survey foot to international foot issue. Happens a lot.

8 years ago
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RE: Different State License Difficulties.

SD take home test and online questionaire. Experience only track recently eliminated.ND 2 hour onsite open book test. Not hard but being open book you...

8 years ago
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RE: What months is the F.S. exam given

Jan Feb apr may July Aug oct nov.

8 years ago
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RE: Stay out of manholes

I always quipped that manhole would be much funnier if it was 2 words. Then a few months ago one of the guys text me that he had dipped his rod inside...

8 years ago
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RE: Something you don't want to run into surveying-pics

Last summer I ran into a lot of pretty little red mushrooms in the forest.

8 years ago
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RE: NCEES 2016 Pass Rates

I passed both first time. I remember feeling suprised on both results. The PS rate used to be 70% ish.

8 years ago
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RE: Trimble R8 Model 1

That's a model 1. If it was a model 2 it would say "R8 Model 2" these are gps only.

8 years ago
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